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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a unique combination of pulse (i.e., non-soybean, non-peanut legumes) ingredients that create versatile gluten free pasta and pasta-like products with consumer desired nutritional content, clean label, and finished product texture characteristics. In particular, the gluten free pasta products of this disclosure have the flavor and texture expected of wheat based traditional pasta without the need for wheat gluten, egg protein, dairy proteins, hydrocolloids, oil, or other non-pulse ingredient addition. In particular, the gluten free pasta-like products of this disclosure have the protein content and finished product texture characteristics consumers' desire. These products include crunchy snacks, chewy meat and dairy analogs, and environmental friendly film and molded packaging products.

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